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Welcome to the 2017 MLA Annual Conference! This year’s theme is Radical Librarianship - the power of libraries to provide access to the truth, strengthen our community voices, create opportunity for exploration and innovation, and assist our patrons to build a better future. Libraries have always been radical, but what does Radical Librarianship mean for us today? Join us at the 2017 MLA Annual Conference to help shape that conversation!
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Tony Hirt

Hennepin County Library
Senior Librarian, Web & Online Services
Minnetonka, MN
Websitehttps://hclib.org/
Tony Hirt (he/him/his) has been a public librarian with Hennepin County Library for eight years. He previously worked in children’s publishing, in a law library, and on a help desk. Tony loves providing reference services and improving the online patron experience through ongoing usability testing.
Thursday, October 5
 

9:10am CDT

Engaging with the Dakota Access Pipeline Protests as a Librarian/Archivist Meeting Room 102Mark Holman

10:30am CDT

Privilege: Calling In, Calling Out, and Promoting Conversation Meeting Room 103Emilie Hanson • Daniel Ostroot

11:35am CDT

Lunch & Keynote with Alicia Sojourner, YWCA Minneapolis: Intentional Inclusion: Do Not be the Monkey! Grand Ballroom 2 & 3Alicia Sojourner

1:00pm CDT

Public Library Division (PLD) Meeting Meeting Room 104

3:35pm CDT

At the Root of Our Profession: Fundamental Changes through Fundamental Values Meeting Room 102Raina Bloom • Carrie Kruse
 
Friday, October 6
 

8:00am CDT

Libraries Were Never Neutral: Advocating for Social Justice in the Library Meeting Room 104Chip Gehring • Emilie Hanson • Katie Pierce

9:15am CDT

UX is social change: The feminist impact of User Experience work Meeting Room 103Jennifer DeJonghe • Tony Hirt • Christine Larson • Amy Luedtke

10:30am CDT

#Librarianshipsowhite: Using Critical Race Theory to Form a Call for Action Meeting Room 103Amy Mars • Deborah A. Torres

2:15pm CDT

Featured Session: Algorithms of Oppression: What’s at stake when we automate decision making on the web and in the library Meeting Room 102Dr. Safiya Umoja Noble

3:35pm CDT

Creating Autism-Friendly Libraries Meeting Room 104Tony Hirt • Maureen Millea Smith • Jody Wurl • Sara Zettervall